P. Andersen's Water Tower is listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places.

In 1853, Andersen established an iron foundry on the Svanholm estate at Gammel Kongevej 62-64, between Vodroffsvej and Danmarksgade, in Frederiksberg.

In 1859, he was granted a five year monopoly on the casting of "hollow cylindrical objects" ("hule cylindriske legemer ved hjælp af vertikale jernformkasser og kernestiver").

In 1868, after the magistrate in Copenhagen had rejected to supply the area with water, Andersen was given permission to establish his own waterworks on his property.

P, Andersen's Water Tower was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1991.